Amplify Your Success

Visionary entrepreneurs, thought leaders and change makers can discover how to increase income and impact as Melanie Benson and her guests cover how to amplify your results and achieve more of your bold goals.

Want to amplify your message shares? It’s all about going viral with your video! In the past, sharing your video to multiple platforms required a lot of manual reposting – but now there are easy ways to make your video “viral ready”!

Director, producer and media host Bonnie Bruderer joins me to reveal some of her hot tips for sharing your message on video (and how to get started even if the camera makes you nervous!

Why video is a powerful marketing vehicle to share your message with more potential clients.

Bonnie shares a simple but professional way to make “viral worthy” videos that people can’t wait to share!

What elements to include for good video marketing

How getting creative with content, like Bonnie’s dog’s TV show, can gets millions of views

About the Guest:

Bonnie is a film and TV producer with over 700 television segments, and the writer, director, producer of the documentary: INFLUENCER on the social media generation and the advertising industry.

With a strong background in technology and media, she started her career at companies like CitySearch, NBC Internet, Active Networks and learned firsthand how to build and sell emerging media. She worked for two decades, touring with some of the world’s top personal development gurus including Tony Robbins, Harvey Mackay and others.

She founded BINGE networks, which is a multi-channel media network for creators and brands, with syndication on 50 top OTT television networks.

The company has a proprietary technology that can instantly get any video content featured in outlets all over the world. She is a kickboxer, an avid dog-lover, and auntie and has starred in multiple fight movies. She is also a four-time author and holds 10 certifications in human potential and coaching, including Columbia University’s Executive Coaching Program.

Brainstorming, when done properly, can activate a powerful creative thinking amongst a group where innovation and new possibilities are easier to access. Not to mention it’s a valuable way to get unstuck for any entrepreneur or business leader. But sometimes brainstorming exercises get throttled and you lose the magic before it happens.

In episode 79 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I dig into my toolbox from my Fortune 500 days to share how to brainstorm in a way that can accelerate results and catapult your business into industry leadership.

Key Takeaways

The “5 Golden Rules” of good brainstorming

How to avoid a common brainstorming error that causes team members to shut down or sabotage the process.

What to do once the brainstorming is over so you don’t lose the ideas that surfaced

Why you should never make a snap decision during a brainstorming process

How to set a “brainstorming structure” that gets good results, without limiting the creativity and ideas that flow naturally.

Life is full of challenges, many of which can be overwhelming and painful. As an entrepreneur, breakdowns and frustrations can cause the business owner to get so stressed out that they lash out at others. In 2010, after having one of the most painful and stressful periods of my life, I decided to level up my character and committed to becoming the person who could handle challenges with grace and ease.

In episode 78 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’ll share with you what I’ve discovered as I dug deep and explored a more mindful (and peaceful) approach to navigating life’s challenges. So if you are stressed out, have a hard time with people who disappoint you, simply like the idea of being more graceful, then listen in.

Key Takeaways

What it means to be Graceful Under Pressure for a business leader or service professional

The first step to take when you have way too much stress and you can’t take anymore!

How taking space and not being busy all the time is essential to living a grace-filled life

Why gratitude is a key factor in having more happiness and less stress

A simple mindset trick to take yourself off “full alert” and get grounded

Have you ever hired someone full of potential only to feel disappointed by their performance? Maybe you are a high-achiever and constantly feel that angst of results not yet achieved?

Thom Singer has interviewed over 400 business leaders, entrepreneurs and small business owners to find out how they fulfill their potential – and discovered that potential does not always equal results

Join me on episode 77 of Amplify Your Success Podcast to hear what Thom discovered and how he uses his keynotes to inspire his audiences to close the gap between potential and performance.

Key Takeaways

Thom shares why some people have massive potential but choose not to pursue results in that area.

Discover the specific actions one must take to close the gap between potential and real results in life and business.

What some of the signs are that you have a gap between potential and results

How to handle the team “potential to performance” issues that plague so many business leaders and small business owners

About the Guest:

Thom Singer has become obsessed with helping people take the leap across the gap that exists between potential and results.

He has interviewed over 300 CEOs, entrepreneurs, business leaders, solopreneurs, and others on his popular "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do" podcast (named on INC.com as one of 8 business podcasts to listen to in 2018). Through these in-depth conversations he learned that there is no single thing that holds people back from achieving more, nor is there one solution to reaching the top levels of success. It is unique for each person.

Thom has had an eclectic career in sales and marketing for Fortune 500 companies, Law Firms, and small companies. He has written 12 books and when he was 21-years-old he was a five day returning champion on the $25,000 Pyramid game show.